Pravda, Hana ___ 1916-2008 ___ Czech ___ actor

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Hana was born at her grandparents' house in Prague, into a middle class Jewish family. Her father trained as a lawyer but joined the Austro-Hungarian army; her mother died while she was still at school. Aged only 17, Hana acted in her first film, and then studied acting in the Soviet Union. On returning to Prague, she married Alexander (Sasha) Munk, and the two of them moved to a small town in eastern Bohemia where they thought they would be safe from the Nazi persecution of Jews. In 1942, however, they were captured and interned in various camps. Hana survived the war, but Sasha died at Kraslice, only days before the Germans surrendered in May 1945. Subsequently, she returned to acting. She married George Pravda, and they emigrated first to Australia and then to the UK, where she appeared frequently in television series.
One biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - Writing for you, Sasha

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1945 ___ love/sex nazism

WEB TEXT LINKS
about and one short quote
about and some quotes
 

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Imperial War Museum

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
I Was Writing This Diary For You, Sasha
 

December 2006, July 2008, April 2013
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